embezzle
Definitions
To steal or misappropriate money placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer.
To fraudulently convert property or funds entrusted to one's care for personal gain.
Examples
The accountant was caught trying to embezzle funds from the company's pension plan.
He was sentenced to five years in prison after he admitted to embezzling thousands of dollars from his employer.
Synonyms
misappropriate pilfer steal defalcate peculate purloin thieve